OROVILLE — Two suspected teenage gang members received maximum prison terms Tuesday in connection with a shooting in Chico that injured one man.

Raoul Linarez, 18, drew the upper term of 14 years in prison after admitting to firing a single pistol shot from a car window, which struck a 22-year-old man in the stomach.

The driver of the car from which the shot was fired, Steven Campbell, also 18, of Chico, was given a seven-year, eight-month sentence on a felony accessory charge with a gang enhancement.

The shooting took place last Nov. 25 in a residential section of California Park, following a high-speed chase that had started on East Avenue when gang signs were reportedly flashed at the occupants of a second vehicle.

The individuals being chased used a cell phone to contact at least one friend to meet them at a specified intersection in California Park, according to police reports.

The suspect”s vehicle reportedly turned around at that location and the front seat passenger, determined to be Linarez, fired a single shot out the window, which struck the male victim in the stomach.

The victim, whose name is being withheld for his safety, was treated for his injuries at a nearby hospital and released.

Based on the description of his car, police arrested Campbell later that night. Linarez was captured shortly later.

According to deputy district attorney Mark Murphy, officers recovered a loaded revolver containing one spent cartridge, along with a CD of gangster music, one of the songs glorifying the shooting of a rival gang member, said the prosecutor in court Tuesday.

After initially denying any involvement, Linarez joined Campbell in claiming that just prior to the shooting, rival gang members had surrounded, kicked and pounded on their vehicle.

But at the pair”s sentencing Tuesday, Murphy pointed out the defendant”s vehicle showed no sign of any damage.

The prosecutor also said privately there was no indication the victim was a member of any street gang.

Lawyers for Linarez and Campbell cited their youthful age in asking that the pair receive midterm prison sentences.

Linarez” attorney, Leo Battle, said his client was “remorseful” for his gang involvement, and pointed to letters to the court indicating the Chico teen”s family was “dependent” on him.

Assigned Butte County Superior Court Judge William Lamb noted that at the time of the drive-by shooting, both Linarez and Campbell had been on Juvenile Court probation and were ordered to have no association with any gang members.

In handing down the maximum sentences Tuesday, the judge said the two young men represented “a serious danger to society.”